Seeking to induce more worldwide commercial deployment of mobile payments, Visa has released what it calls a “mobile platform” designed to encourage collaboration between banks and telecommunications companies. The suite of technology tools and applications will, the company hopes, drive commercialization of payment services. LAS VEGAS, NEV.– Delivering on its global mobile strategy, Visa today […]

MARX Data Security, with offices in Germany and the U.S., has chosen Texas-based Raak Technologies’ RaakSign middleware for use in its tamper-resistant USB CrypToken. RaakSign enables users to securely store their digital certificates and keys on the token for use with applications such as Windows login, Web access, digital signatures and email signing. Austin, Texas, […]

Here is Cubic’s take on the new functionality for London’s Oyster transit card. Of note, the announcement mentions: “The new card will see Oyster included for the first time on a dual interface card. The contact interface will manage Barclaycard payments while the contactless interface will have two separate and distinct functions: Oyster for transit, […]

The U.K.’s biggest credit card issuer, Barclaycard, has signed an exclusive agreement with the operators of London’s Oyster contactless transit system. The three year deal will bring Barclaycard-issued Visa EMV and contactless payment cards containing the Oyster functionality to London commuters. Barclaycard and TranSys sign agreement to put Oyster on credit cards New technology will […]

Thailand’s Siam City Bank is deploying EMV cards from G&D using the company’s Universal Production Platform (UPP), an EMV personalization solution that supports multiple chip platforms. Giesecke & Devrient and Chan Wanich Security Printing supply MasterCard and Visa EMV cards personalized with G&D’s Universal Production Platform (UPP) Bangkok, Munich, November 29, 2006 – For the […]

Gemalto will be delivering an EMV solution for Hong Kong’s DBS Bank that will offer bank cardholders a more convenient and secure payment experience. Gemalto’s secure Visa EMV card has an open platform operating system that enables post issuance application downloads and loyalty functions. Additionally, the card features a translucent card body. Amsterdam – Hong […]

Monterrey Mexico will be the first city in Latin America to see PayPass contactless in use. The card, manufactured by CPI, will use utilize the dual interface chip with the MULTOS operating system developed by Keycorp. Where will the Mexican consumers first wave to pay? McDonald’s of course. CPI CARD GROUP JOINS KEYCORP IN A […]

Gemalto chose CARTES to introduce its new dual interface smart card which addresses EMV markets worldwide. With the new card, users will be able to benefit from the speed of contactless transactions, along with the enhanced EMV-based security features available through the Visa global contactless specification. CARTES tradeshow, Villepinte, France- Gemalto, a world leader in […]

Assa Abloy, a leader in ID management and RFID components, has merged five of its companies into a new organization called Assa Abloy Identification Technologies (ITG). Its cards, tags, reader modules and complete readers production will allow the new company to better handle the needs of system integrators in areas such as public transport, government […]

On Track Innovations and VeriFone demonstrated their new reader systems at CARTES in Paris that will allow an easy upgrade to contactless payment technology for retailers using existing VeriFone systems. Solution Targets VeriFone V(x) 510 and V(x) 610 Payment Systems FORT LEE, N.J.– On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) announced that together with VeriFone Holdings, Inc. […]